Picture No | 11802859 |
Date | circa 1910s |
Description | Posada, The burning of effigies in Tacuba, Mexico City |
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The burning of the effigies of Judas in the streets of Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico -- a traditional Easter activity, designed to purge the sins of the past year. The figures chosen often resemble politicians.
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Source | Engraving by Jose Guadalupe Posada in Posada, Printmaker to the Mexican People, Art Institute of Chicago, 1944 (Plate XIX) |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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